Extra-tire or demountable-rim carrier for automobiles.



W. W.' SABIN. EXTRA TIRE 0R DEMOUNTABLE RIM CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.18,1917.

1 ,238,200, Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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EXTRA-TIRE OR DEMOUNTABLE-BIM QAEFIER AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Application filed Zianuary i8, 7:917. Serial 3550. 33,131

The object of my invention is to provide, on motor vehicles, lock controlled means for securely carrying an extra tire or demountable rim; furthermore, to make these means of simple construction single movement of a hand lever. Also to include in these holding means a pair of grasping-members which will firmly clasp the tire supported by my carrier when the latter is in its locked state, and so arrange the partsthat said grasping members will be firmly wedged against reverse movement until the carrier is unlocked.

I obtain these objects of my carrier by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and hereinafter fully described in such drawings:

Figure 1 is a by itself, that is, not including the means for supporting the same on the auto vehicle; the dotted lines showing the action'oi certain parts;

Fig. 2 is a sectional mately taken on the line plan view approxi- 22 of Fig. 1., and pointed by the ar- Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 bf Fig. 1, looking in the direction pointed by the arrows;

arrows,

, Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction pointed by the tion of my carrier;

Fig. 5 shows a blank for constructing the two halves of my carrier; 4

Fig. 6 shows in reduced view themanner in which my carrier is 'suppcrted by the frame of the auto vehicle; and

Fig. 7 is a section of the line ?7 of Fig.

1 1', looking in the direction pointed by the arrows.

My carrier comprises two hoop -like halves, a, b, hinged together at '0. Each of the halves is made with retaining flanges as The free end of the upper half a is provided with ears 6, between which is hinged the lower half 5. locking lever gis secured a of which the following is a speci-= .lOClilIIg post and operable by av locking position the upper half rier-is lifted, and the carrier :within the tire or demountable rim; and "when so expanded the flanges side elevation of my carrier or demountable rim and in so doing gives a side elevathe locking means included within a link fiend the opposite end oi this ss hinged to the short arm of a locking lever g; the latter being fulcrumed between posts or bearings 17?, provided on the free end of To the outer end of the cludes a projected bolt 7' adapted. for being look i, which inbrought into locking engagement with the Near the are'fulcrumed on the sides I), tire, ordemountablerim grasping members Z, Z, the free ends of which are arranged as shown at m in Fig. 7, so as to encompass the tire, edin the form of cams with the wedge-block 0 ing lever g.

When thelocking lever g is arranged in its unlocking position the upper half a of the carrier will be drawn down contracting bearings it there so as to cooperate carried by the lock- ;the hoop-like form, the tire or demountable rim may then be inserted in carrier, arranging the tire or rim as illustrated by Figs. 3 and 7 and by then bringing the locking lever 9 into its a of the caris expanded place on my 03 at the sides a, Z), will hold the tire carried by my carrier illustrated in Fig. 3. Simultaneously with the placing of the locking lever g in its locking position, the wedge block 0 of the lever g Wlll be inserted between the cam ends it of the grasping members Z, Z, and grasp the tire as illus trated in Fig. 7, in so doingafiording addiof the carrier parts,

against removal, as

tional security against the removal of the tire from the carrier.

My carrier may be supported on the auto vehicle as shown sents a part ing bracket fastened to such frame part, and Ymyv carrier is fastened to shown. L a In the blank representing the construction of the lower half 60f parts stamped out for forming the flan in Fig. 6, in wh of the auto frame, 9 a support the bracket 9 as my carrier, the ears 6, and bearings h, are letteredto correspend with such arts. I i i hat I claim 18 as follows:

an extra tire or demountable rim carrier for automobiles, two hoop like halves hinged together at one end of each half, the other twoends united together forming a of the lower half and the short arms 10 are construct-' demountable i'ch p repreneee eee cempleiie heophke form by means 0f e link carried by the locking lever giving to the hinged to an ear on the em? of the uppeze free ends of the grasping fulcrumed memhalf, said link hinged t0 the short arm of hers opening and closing motion, sees to env the lacking lever the said locking lever compass the demountable rim or tire when 5 hinged be an em on the en& of the lower in its locking position, end'three pairs of rehalf, a lock on the free end of the locking mining flanges attached to each of the hoop lever, e locking post having thereon teeth like halves.

attached "50 the iower half. projecting in- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set Werdly .10;- ioeking enga ement with the my hand in the presence of two subscribing 10 prcjegtiamng belt of kthe 13m e. Wefige block Witnesses.

attec e t0 the 100 ing even, two grasping n 1 fulcrumed oppnsitely errenged members 7 LLI SABIN hinged be the sides 0f the lower half neer Witnesses:

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